AUTOPIA

Milton Keynes has always had a close relationship with the car. Designed with utopian principals in mind, it is the only place in the UK built on a complete grid road system. Formed by a complex set of avenues, dual carriageways and roundabouts, the grid allows the uninterrupted movement of cars throughout the city. The grid is comprised of 11 roads running from north to south and 10 running from east to west called V and H roads (vertical and horizontal).

I walked the periphery of the Milton Keynes grid using an A-Z map, a distance of approximately 30 miles. I was curious to experience walking in a town fundamentally designed with cars in mind and to discover the places at the edge of the grid. I made photographs to consider how cars and motorised transportation have shaped the modern landscape and become an indispensable part of our everyday lives.

Autopia was made as part of the MAP6 Milton Keynes Project. The work was created in collaboration with the MK gallery in Milton Keynes, to be exhibited as part of the cities 50th anniversary celebrations.